| Gormenghast | |
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| Created by | Series: Malcolm McKay Books: Mervyn Peake |
| Written by | Malcolm McKay |
| Directed by | Andy Wilson, Estelle Daniel (producer) |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Richard Rodney Bennett John Tavener |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Editor | Paul Tothill |
| Running time | approx. 58 min. (per episode) |
| Production company | WGBH Boston Productions for BBC Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 17 January – 7 February 2000 |
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Gormenghast is a four-episode television series based on the first two novels of the Gothic fantasy Gormenghast series by Mervyn Peake. It was produced and broadcast by the BBC.
First broadcast in June 2000, the series was designed for an early evening time-slot in much the same vein as the earlier adaptations of The Chronicles of Narnia. The BBC conception was based on the idea that Peake's early life in China had influenced the creation of Gormenghast; thus, the castle in the series resembles the Forbidden City in Beijing as well as the holy city of Lhasa in Tibet.[citation needed] The series received widespread press attention in the UK,[1] but initially impressive viewing numbers dropped 40% after two weeks.[1]
- ^ a b Hall, Sarah (5 February 2000). "How BBC made a crisis out of drama". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 January 2024.